Played on 6/4/11. Played in 4.5 hours, which I think is pretty good for a muni on a Saturday. The greens were as good as they can be for this amount of play. Overall a good course in great conditio... Continue »

Played on 6/4/11. Played in 4.5 hours, which I think is pretty good for a muni on a Saturday. The greens were as good as they can be for this amount of play. Overall a good course in great condition.

Played Sunday 5/22. Tee time was 30 minutes prior to twilight rates. Worth it to pay extra because there was no one in front of us and no one went out behind us for half an hour. A 4 hour round! Unhea... Continue »

Played Sunday 5/22. Tee time was 30 minutes prior to twilight rates. Worth it to pay extra because there was no one in front of us and no one went out behind us for half an hour. A 4 hour round! Unheard of at an LA muni on the weekend. Judging by the parking lot, it was not a busy day at the Sepulveda Dam Rec center. The greens are nice and roll true. The fairways are pretty thin, often leaving your good drive on hard pan. The course is still recovering from the flood damage. On the plus side, the traps had new sand in them allowing you to play a real sand shot. Beverage cart came around twice. They were offering 50% off for replays.

Just as a heads up, as posted below, Encino is playing all 18 holes. I have to say that considering the pictures that were posted at the LA Golf Facebook page, the groundskeepers performed a miracle. ... Continue »

Just as a heads up, as posted below, Encino is playing all 18 holes. I have to say that considering the pictures that were posted at the LA Golf Facebook page, the groundskeepers performed a miracle. The course was in fine shape. The only semi-bad area was near the green on 5 (green was fine) and between the tee and green on 6 (par 3 so who cares?). The LA Golf site still has aeration on May 2 but it was, indeed, done on the 19th. Some of the greens have come back to 90% or better and some are still a bit bumpy. In a couple of weeks the course will be perfect. Get out there while people still don't realize it's open.

Per City of LA, Encino is now back to full 18 holes as of today.

Per City of LA, Encino is now back to full 18 holes as of today.

Confirm gaspard27. Course is playing only 16 holes -- 7 Front/9 Back. You skip 5/6 and move to hole 7.

Greens recovering from Aeration. Very bumpy and slow. They should come back fine so lon... Continue »

Confirm gaspard27. Course is playing only 16 holes -- 7 Front/9 Back. You skip 5/6 and move to hole 7.

Greens recovering from Aeration. Very bumpy and slow. They should come back fine so long as folks FIX THEIR DIVOTS. Aerated greens is no reason NOT TO FIX YOUR DIVOTS. Course though is in poor shape. They have weeds growing out of bunkers. Sand in bunkers are thin. Fairways reasonable, tee boxes are reasonable.

My complaint is in the restaurant/snack shop at the clubhouse. $3 for a bottle of water is rather excessive. The server in the bar told me to ask... how much for two beers and a tequilla? So I asked. $86. LOL. His reasoning, course only playing 18 holes (even less now) so place is quiet -- no business. You know if you're going to make the few pay to keep your doors open, who will stay if you gouge them like that? They have a lot of non golf folks parking in their lot. Why not cater to that lot? Advertise along the running/bike paths? I mean come on... $3.00 for a bloody bottle of water? LA County ... I won't be coming back anytime soon. And to think I put up with the non-resident rates before.

Otherwise course was quiet. Played as a single as I whipped around the course playing twilight (and 7 holes at $12.) I could have made the turn and finished because the crowds were light and plenty of sun left. Just bring your own beverages.

The Encino Course is curently playing 16 Holes. Holes 5 and 6 are still going to take a while before they are ready. The regular weekday rate has been reduced from $30 to $19.

The Encino Course is curently playing 16 Holes. Holes 5 and 6 are still going to take a while before they are ready. The regular weekday rate has been reduced from $30 to $19.

The course has been through the ringer. Currently only 9 holes have been open for this course. According to some of the staff it takes 6-8 weeks to get course back into shape. Greens are soft. You... Continue »

The course has been through the ringer. Currently only 9 holes have been open for this course. According to some of the staff it takes 6-8 weeks to get course back into shape. Greens are soft. You can be aggressive. Fairways are lush. No roll b/c ground is still wet and spongy. Rough is THICK. You will loose balls there. But rough is also spotty so depending, you may or may not find your ball. Tee boxes are flat and they rotate them well enough to prevent the ground from being too bare. Pace of play was blistering. No on playing on Encino however Balboa was filled with several groups waiting at the first tee box -- expect a 6 hour round there. For Encino quite the opposite. Play here in under 2 hours. No on in front and no one in back. Best deal for $19 with the abbreviated set up for 9 holes.

Got out at 7:30 am on MLK day. Holiday & Weekend play is expensive for this muni. As a city resident & walker I still payed nearly $50. There is a lot of good course competition at this price point. T... Continue »

Got out at 7:30 am on MLK day. Holiday & Weekend play is expensive for this muni. As a city resident & walker I still payed nearly $50. There is a lot of good course competition at this price point. This is a decent recreational track which I prefer over it's sister course, Balboa. Several of the tee boxes were uneven...almost creating a feeling of uphill/downhill lies teeing off. The fairways were nice, though not as lush as I would have thought after all the rains. Big leaves are still falling and the ground crew has difficulty keeping up with them. Thus, it is really easy to lose your ball. The greens were a little furry and soft which made the putts a bit slow. But the weather was great and the marshalls helpful. I'll come back...but on a weekday.

Played on 11/7 on super twilight. Got 10 holes in just under 2 hours. Always enjoy playing here. Good course condition, good pace of play, good course to work on your game. I haven't played here in a ... Continue »

Played on 11/7 on super twilight. Got 10 holes in just under 2 hours. Always enjoy playing here. Good course condition, good pace of play, good course to work on your game. I haven't played here in a few months, so I forgot the greens are on the slower side, so my short game was effected for a couple of holes. All in all, for $14 it's a worth every penny.